MorgaineB wrote:

I see the same thing happening at local supermarkets, which have recently cleared out the organic foods in favour of pre-packaged FRIED foods. Virtually everything is battered and fried. It's disgusting! We're having a hellish time even finding fresh veg locally. Anyway, I'll stop my rant and just say you're not the only Italian in the State.

Best wishes,

Morgaine

Ha! Move to Maine! Then you'll eat fresh veg often!

Speaking of US supermarkets....

I have a good habit of avoiding high fructose corn syrup with my breads and my kids (who eat bread constantly i.e. sandwiches) - I have to buy the bread from Walmart! (Arnold Bakery brand which comes from PA.)  I hate going into Walmart for meat or veg though! I avoid buying those at Walmart.

Our supermarkets up here - Whole Foods and Hannaford actually have gone almost 80 percent organic.  There's still store processed nonsense offered but we get the organics too.  I finally went into the cleaning supplies aisle and I was able to buy organic dish washing detergent, laundry soap, trash bags (biodegradable and recycled) for about half the price of the 'store made, company produced usual - kill the earth - products'.  I was impressed!     

Then again, I'm getting my composting worm farm going and also creating a decent chicken coop this summer to grow my own fresh veg (we do it every summer but I want to continue it year round so I need seedling supplies) and get my own fresh eggs. 

I'm looking forward to my 1000 new 'babies' my worms in a couple weeks and teaching my kids composting the worm way!



PS. I am not Italian.  I remember some very scary school menus when I was in junior high!